M6.1 earthquake near Erlin, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Douliu, Taiwan on 22 May 1922, 18:04 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Erlin, about 16 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.